TODAY


Meaning of TODAY in English

I. to ‧ day 1 S1 W1 /təˈdeɪ/ BrE AmE adverb

[ Language: Old English ; Origin: todæge , todæg , from to 'to, at' + dæg 'day' ]

1 . on the day that is happening now ⇨ yesterday , tomorrow :

I couldn’t go shopping yesterday so I’ll have to go today.

Ed has his music lesson today.

a week from today (also today week/a week today )British English :

We’re going on holiday today week.

2 . at the present time:

Students today seem to know very little about geography.

II. today 2 BrE AmE noun [uncountable]

1 . the day that is happening now ⇨ yesterday , tomorrow :

Today is my birthday!

Have you seen today’s paper?

2 . the present period of time:

Today’s computers are becoming much smaller and lighter.

young people of today

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.